Football · Men's Basketball
Ball State
Best finish
No. 12
Seasons ranked
3 / 20
Best finish
No. 12 (2008-2009)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2001-2002 – 2020-2021
Each point is Ball State's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Ball State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s1 ranked
2010s0 ranked
2019Unranked
2018Unranked
2017Unranked
2016Unranked
2015Unranked
2014Unranked
2013Unranked
2012Unranked
2011Unranked
2010Unranked
2000s2 ranked
2009Unranked
2008
Best · No. 12
FB2007Unranked
2006Unranked
2005Unranked
2004Unranked
2003Unranked
2002Unranked
2001
Best · No. 15
Men'sRecent Season
Media Top 25 · 2020-2021Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2020-2021 Schedule
7–1Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | at |  Miami (OH) |
L 31–38 |
| Wk 11 | vs | Eastern Michigan | W 38–31 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  Northern Illinois |
W 31–25 |
| Wk 13 | at |  Toledo |
W 27–24 |
| Wk 14 | at |  Central Michigan |
W 45–20 |
| Wk 15 | vs |  Western Michigan |
W 30–27 |
| Wk 16 | vs | 23 Buffalo · neutral |
W 38–28 |
| Bowl | vs | 25 San José State · neutral |
W 34–13 |